Shipping Forecast - BBC Weather (2024)

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Gale warnings are in effect in the following locations:

Bailey
Faeroes
Southeast Iceland

Issued at: 23:15 UTC on 18th Jun

Summary at 1800

Deepening Atlantic low 1009 expected Southeast Iceland 992 by 1800 Wednesday. New high 1023 expected Humber by same time. Low Trafalgar 1011 losing its identity.

Issued at: 23:15 UTC on 18th Jun

Regions

Viking

Wind

Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7 later.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

North Utsire

Wind

Northwesterly 5 or 6, backing southwesterly 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7 later.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

South Utsire

Wind

Northwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7, backing southwesterly 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Forties

Wind

Northwesterly 4 to 6, backing southwesterly 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Moderate, occasionally rough.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Cromarty

Wind

North backing southwest later, 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Forth

Wind

North backing southwest later, 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Tyne

Wind

North backing southwest later, 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Dogger

Wind

North backing southwest later, 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Fisher

Wind

Northwesterly backing westerly later, 3 to 5, but increasing 6 or 7 for a time in northeast.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, but increasing moderate or rough for a time.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

German Bight

Wind

Northwesterly backing westerly later, 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Humber

Wind

North becoming variable, 2 to 4.

Sea State

Mainly slight.

Weather

Showers.

Visibility

Good.

Thames

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Dover

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Wight

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Portland

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally 6.

Sea State

Smooth or slight, becoming slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Plymouth

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Good.

Biscay

Wind

Northeast 3 to 5, occasionally cyclonic.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Mainly fair.

Visibility

Good.

Trafalgar

Wind

Cyclonic, often northeast, 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Thundery showers.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

FitzRoy

Wind

Cyclonic, often northeast, 4 to 6, increasing 7 at times.

Sea State

Moderate or rough.

Weather

Thundery showers.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Sole

Wind

North 3 to 5, occasionally 6 until later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Lundy

Wind

North 3 to 5.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Fastnet

Wind

North 3 to 5, becoming northwest later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Irish Sea

Wind

North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, becoming smooth or slight.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Shannon

Wind

North 3 to 5, becoming variable 2 to 4, then southwest later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate.

Weather

Fair.

Visibility

Good.

Rockall

Wind

In southeast, variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later. In northwest, southwesterly veering westerly later, 4 to 6, increasing 7 for a time.

Sea State

In southeast, slight or moderate. in northwest, moderate, becoming rough later.

Weather

Rain later.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Malin

Wind

Variable 2 to 4, becoming southwesterly 3 to 5 later.

Sea State

Slight or moderate, occasionally rough later.

Weather

Rain later.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Hebrides

Wind

Southwest 3 or 4, increasing 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 for a time later, veering west, 4 to 6 later.

Sea State

Moderate, becoming rough later.

Weather

Occasional rain.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Bailey

Gale warning issued

Southwesterly gale force 8 expected later

Issued at: 14:52 UTC on 18th Jun

Wind

Southwest veering west later, 5 to 7, increasing gale 8 for a time.

Sea State

Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.

Weather

Rain at times.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Fair Isle

Wind

Northwest 3 to 5, backing west or southwest 5 to 7, perhaps gale 8 later.

Sea State

Moderate, but becoming rough or very in north.

Weather

Showers, rain later.

Visibility

Moderate or good.

Faeroes

Gale warning issued

Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Issued at: 21:56 UTC on 18th Jun

Wind

Southwest 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming west or northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9 later.

Sea State

Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.

Weather

Occasional rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Southeast Iceland

Gale warning issued

Westerly severe gale force 9 expected later

Issued at: 21:56 UTC on 18th Jun

Wind

Southwest 3 to 5, becoming cyclonic 5 to 7, becoming west or northwest gale 8 or severe gale 9 later, decreasing 4 to 6 later in north.

Sea State

Moderate, becoming rough or very rough.

Weather

Occasional rain.

Visibility

Good, occasionally poor.

Shipping Forecast information supplied by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

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